Universal #1109
Legacy number: 1109
| Number | 1105 |
| Original | The absolute or nominative form of a noun will be used in citation. |
| Standardized | The absolute or nominative form of a noun will be used in citation. |
| Keywords | nominative case, absolutive case, semantics |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Dixon 1995 |
| Source | Dixon 1995: 57 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
In systems with “marked nominative”, it is the unmarked ‘accusative’ case that is used in citation forms; see #6.
Notes
Cf. #310.
Comment
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=310"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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